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UNITED STATES,

PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE A. KEENE, OF LYNN, MASS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES W. MELGHER AND GUSTAVUS N. SPINNEY, OF SAME PLACE.

WIN DOW-WASH ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 258,926, dated June 6, 1882, Application filed February 23,1882. (No model.)

Figure 1 is a view of a window-washer embo-' dying my invention. I5 tical section.

Ais a stiff or rigid buck or shell, provided with an opening, a, in its upper portion, the said back being made preferably of metal.

B is an elastic mouth-piece, usually made of Fig. 2 is a central verrubber, having acentral opening, B, and provided at or near its outer edge with an annular head or lip, I), by means of which the elastic mouth-piece is easily held in place, as shown,

upon the edgeof the rigid back and readily removed therefrom, if desired. The mouthpiece is made of such a size that it will stretch over the back A sufficiently to be firmly held thereupon.

(J is the sponge, which is placed in the po- 0 sition shown by crowding a minor portion through the opening B into the chamber formed by the back A and mouth-piece B, the

major portion remaining outside. The mouthpiece, being elastic, does not tear the sponge,

5 and at the same time affords sufficient friction I to prevent the sponge from being moved from its position.

D is a ring or holder, into which the pole E is thrust for the purpose of elevating the device, said holder having a closed shank, D,

' and a. base, D, which is riveted to the back A.

When the window-washer is plunged in a bucket of water the water flows into the chamber formed by the back A and mouth-piece B, which thus becomes a reservoir of supply for the sponge as it is used, This chamber is practically tight, owing to the elastic mouthpiece provided with the bead b and the opening a being on the upper side of the back A, no water is wasted. The shape of the holder D imparts to it sufficient spring to hold the pole E firmly when it has been well crowded in, and the holder itself obviates the necessity of perforating the back in order to insert the pole therein.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- The herein described improved windowwasher, consisting of the elastic mouth-piece B, provided with the central opening, B, and bead b, the rigid back piece or reservoir, A, provided with the inlet-hole a, and the poleholder D, all combined and arranged substantially as and for the purpose set forth.-

GEORGE A. KEENE.

Witnesses HENRY W. WILLIAMS,

JOSEPH ISHBAUGH. 

